House debates
Thursday, 8 February 2024
- Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (0 speeches)
- Address to Parliament (4 speeches)
On behalf of the House I welcome, as guests, the President of the Senate and honourable senators to this sitting of the House of Representatives to hear an address by the Hon. James Marape MP,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Western Australia: Hospitals (1 speech)
The hospital system in Western Australia is in crisis. Today, I rise for the 10th time in this place to call on WA Premier, Roger Cook, and his Labor MPs to do their jobs and fix our health...
- Black Saturday Bushfires (1 speech)
Yesterday, we commemorated 15 years since one of Australia's worst disasters: the Black Saturday bushfires. The day 7 February 2009 is etched in our memory. It is a day that forever changed the...
- Lindsay Electorate (1 speech)
The Lindsay team and I have been making thousands of calls—from Luddenham to Londonderry, from Emu Heights to Colyton—about issues that matter most. The No. 1 issue for people in my...
- Reid Electorate: Lunar New Year (1 speech)
Xinnian kuaile. Gongxi facai. Chuc mung nam moi. Saehae bok mani badeuseyo. Happy Lunar New Year! This is a tradition shared by so many cultures across Asia as well as throughout my electorate of...
- Refugee and Humanitarian Visas (1 speech)
Exactly a year and a day ago, I stood in parliament and shared the story of Jan Ali Haidari, a Hazara Afghani refugee who arrived in Australia in 2011. I said of Jan: He has been living in an...
- Middle East (1 speech)
It was heartbreaking to learn this morning that the prospect of a ceasefire in the awful war in Gaza will not proceed at this time. It means more than 100 Israeli hostages remain in captivity....
- Mental Health: Youth (1 speech)
The lack of adolescent mental health services on Sydney's northern beaches is a serious problem for my community. The number of 12 to 17-year-olds presenting to hospital EDs with self-harm...
- Spence Electorate: Ministerial Visit (1 speech)
If there's one thing I enjoy more than walking the streets of my electorate of Spence speaking to constituents and local business owners it is doing just that with the ministers of the Albanese...
- McMahon, Mr John, OAM (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge and remember the incredible life of local cricket legend John McMahon. John recently passed away at the age of 91. Playing his first game of cricket at the age of nine...
- Taxation (1 speech)
They are at it again. The Liberals and Nationals are out there, scaring Australians and making stuff up rather than explaining why they're now supporting Labor's cost-of-living tax cuts. What...
- Albanese Government (20 speeches)
Remember when Prime Minister Albanese said, 'Life will be better under Labor'? Well, we've seen this week that Australians can't trust a word out of this Prime Minister's mouth. Despite his...
- Priceline Pharmacy Kincumber (1 speech)
I know that Australia's favourite pharmacist and member for Dobell, Emma McBride, will join me in congratulating Priceline Pharmacy Kincumber on being named one of the six finalists in the 2024...
- Economy (1 speech)
Our grandparents lived in a very fractious time, a very dangerous time. We, on the balance of things, have lived in a pretty good time. But, unfortunately, it's changing again. The world is...
- Taxation (3 speeches)
We know that Australians are doing it tough with the cost of living. While inflation is moderating, household budgets are still under pressure. That's why this week the Albanese Labor government...
- Capricornia Electorate: Infrastructure (1 speech)
Last week marked a significant milestone in the journey of the Rockhampton Ring Road, a project that has weathered challenges, with the full funding now being committed. More than 15 months have...
- Hunter Electorate: Wambo Coal Singleton Hall of Fame (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the six new additions that have been inducted into the Wambo Coal Singleton Hall of Fame. Val Smith has for more than half a century donated her time and skills...
- Australian Passport Office (1 speech)
All members have received emails like these from Danielle, Darko and Stephanie, which I received in my office: 'I'm writing in desperation. My son's passport, which I lodged four months ago,...
- Papua New Guinea (1 speech)
I'm reflecting on the address today by the Hon. James Marape. He noted that Australians often don't understand just how much history we have in common. I have to agree, if only because my...
- Wine Industry (3 speeches)
I rise to highlight concerns for wine growers across the Riverina and Murray Valley in my electorate of Farrar, the largest wine-producing region in New South Wales. The ongoing wine tariff...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Lightfoot, Mr Philip Ross (1 speech)
I inform the House of the death on 11 January 2024 of Philip Ross Lightfoot, a former senator. Ross Lightfoot represented the state of Western Australia from 1997 to 2008. As a mark of respect to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Youth Crime (8 speeches)
My question is to the Attorney-General. My home state of Queensland has faced a devastating wave of youth crime. Given the very strong concern in my home state and around Australia about youth...
- Cost of Living (7 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. What feedback has the government received about Labor's cost-of-living tax cuts? What attempts have there been to prevent cost-of-living relief for middle...
- Middle East (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the member for Melbourne moved a shameful motion that attacked Israel and gave Hamas terrorists a free pass. Will the government today join the...
- Taxation (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. How will the Albanese Labor government's cost-of-living tax cuts deliver benefits for workers, communities and the economy, and what hurdles were overcome?
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Young people in Australia are going backwards. In the last decade or so, a family headed by somebody over 65 saw their wealth increase by 50 per cent, but the...
- Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill 2023 (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How will the passage of the Albanese Labor government's closing loopholes legislation provide job security and minimum...
- Negative Gearing (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the Prime Minister's and the Treasurer's repeated refusals to rule out changes to negative gearing. Will the Prime Minister give a commitment to...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. How is the Albanese Labor government responding to the economic times and delivering...
- Motor Vehicles (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Based on the government's secret modelling, can the minister guarantee that Labor's new...
- Taxation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories. How will Labor's new tax cuts provide cost-of-living relief to local government workers across Australia?
- Minister For Defence (3 speeches)
My question is to the Deputy Prime Minister. Can the minister confirm reports in an article by Andrew Tillett in today's Australian Financial Review about the minister giving a verbal...
- Taxation (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Sport. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to boost pay in female-dominated industries, including aged care, and make sure workers keep...
- Motor Vehicles (11 speeches)
My question goes to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy: Can the minister confirm that the British version of the Mazda CX30 is $19,000 more expensive than similar models in Australia? Is...
- Education (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. What is the Albanese Labor government doing to support teachers and public education in Australia?
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal (2 speeches)
My question is for the Attorney-General. In 2022, the minister announced the abolition of the AAT, stating that it had been fatally compromised by the stacking of Liberal cronies. But the new...
- Taxation (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence Industry. How will the Albanese government's tax cuts support Australia's defence industry, and why is this so important?
- Fuel (20 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Can Australians afford a $19,000 increase in the cost of an average family car under his government's new car and ute tax? Will the Prime Minister give his...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. How will Labor's tax cuts make sure health workers keep more of what they earn, and how does this build on the government's actions to make health care...
- Taxation (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Were there any discussions held by the Treasurer or any direction given by him or his office, expressly or implicitly, to the secretary or any other official of...
- Albanese Government (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Could the Prime Minister outline the government's actions over the summer?
- Cost of Living (5 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Champion Support Services in Thornlands work tirelessly to support those in my community who are experiencing hardship. They reported a tripling in demand...
- Screen And Visual Arts Industry (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Arts. Why is documentary an important method of revealing the true nature of Australian stories, and what happens if these stories are not told?
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
These documents are tabled in accordance with the list circulated to honourable members earlier today. Full details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes andProceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Albanese Government (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable the Leader of the Opposition proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: This Government's...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Climate Change, Cost of Living (1 speech)
It's 2024 and we're back for our first sitting week of the year. How's the state of the country at the moment? It's not great. In my home state of Queensland it has been another summer of...
- Health Care (2 speeches)
As we enter February, the holiday season is well and truly over. School has resumed; university is about to start, and life with all its busyness and daily routines is in full swing. A regular...
- Parkes Electorate: Wilcannia Weir Replacement Project (1 speech)
I'd like to bring to the attention of the House an issue that's very concerning in my electorate, and that is the design, and the change of the design, to the weir at Wilcannia. This project has...
- Bean Electorate: Australia Day Awards (1 speech)
Some 18 residents in my electorate of Bean received awards and recognition in the civilian categories of the Australia Day 2024 Honours List. I would like to take this opportunity to recognise...
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (1 speech)
I rise to talk about the unsustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It started off as a great scheme, in theory, created because the previous disability support scheme that was...
- Mansford, Brigadier George, AM (1 speech)
Service, in and out of uniform, is a vocation—a calling. We were reminded of this on Monday as we read some of the 103,000 names on the honour roll at the Australian War Memorial during the...
